Louie

On July 6, 2007 Louis Walter Zekiel, a resident of Oak Crest Village. Beloved husband of Shirley H. Zekiel, devoted father of Gretchen Zekiel and father-in-law of Victor Frye. Beloved grandfather of Jack, Kate and "Louie" Frye. At the wish of Louis and his family the funeral and interment will be private. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Gilchrist Center, 555 W. Towsontown Blvd., Towson, MD 21204.

LAS VEGAS -- In the foreclosure crisis of 2007, thousands of American families are losing their homes without ever missing a payment. They are renters in houses whose owners default on their mortgages - a large but little-noticed class of casualties. Some live in big apartments, others in houses owned by small investors who got in over their heads. There are no exact figures for how many renters have been evicted because of foreclosures, but a survey taken earlier this year by the Mortgage Bankers Association found that one in eight foreclosures was non-owner-occupied.

The music fell silent at Louie's Bookstore Cafe on North Charles Street on Sunday as the 18-year-old restaurant loved for its string quartets and art exhibits closed because its owner wasn't paying the rent.But Jimmy Rouse, the owner of the building at 518 N. Charles St., said yesterday that he is close to a deal that would resurrect the hangout for students and writers in mid-October under the ownership of an Italian restaurateur.Biagio Scotto, owner of Scotto's Italian Bistro in York, Pa., said he plans to add Italian fare to the menu but keep the restaurant's name and bohemian look and continue to sell books.

A FEW THINGS about Maryland never quite made sense: Jousting is the official sport, the state song sounds like a Christmas carol, and the most popular politician is the guy who collects the taxes.Or was, anyway.The first time I saw Louis L. Goldstein, some time in 1976, he made a crowd howl with laughter, and topped off his remarks by saying, "God bless you all, real good." I made him for a rural state senator - in white belt and white shoes - with ambitions to become governor; that day he looked like he could have licked any challenger, too. He was, it turns out, comptroller for life, liked and trusted more than any other Maryland politician.

Fins, the bar and grill at 2318 Fleet St., should be open again by tomorrow under new management. It closed in January while the owner worked on a new Ocean City Fins, scheduled to open in late spring.Back to the Fins in Baltimore: The name will stay the same; but the Jimmy Buffett memorabilia will come down, and the menu will change from seafood and bar fare to Southwestern.Lennys for lunchWho said opening a restaurant was risky business? The new Lennys Chop House in Harbor Inn Pier 5 is doing so well that owner Lenny Kaplan has decided to open for lunch, starting with Secretaries Day, April 22.After that the luxe restaurant will be open for lunch Monday through Friday.

CollegeArkansas: Suspended QB Jared McBride from the football team after being arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.Boston College: Announced freshman F Timoleon Papadimitriou has left the men's basketball team.HockeyBlues: Claimed D Bryan Helmer off waivers from the Phoenix Coyotes.Coyotes: Recalled LW Louie DeBrusk from IHL Las Vegas.Pub Date: 12/20/98

Al Meyers has lived in Baltimore for 17 years and collected art for 16 of them. His collection now numbers in the vicinity of 300 works. But he has never been a big-bucks collector. Living on a modest budget, he roams the smaller galleries and the restaurants and cafes that show art and has bought work for as little as $100 or less. He's never paid more than $2,000, and usually a lot less.Many works have come from Louie's the Bookstore Cafe, where former owner Jimmy Rouse has presented about 150 shows since 1982 (and still organizes the shows there)

BaseballReds: Promoted Larry Barton Jr., Bob Boone and Gene Bennett to special assistants to GM, Chief Bender to senior adviser and Brad Kullman to director of baseball administration.CollegeIllinois: Basketball sophomore Rich Beyers will transfer.Oregon State: Assistant football coach Jeff McInerney resigned so he can become defensive coordinator at Nevada-Las Vegas.HockeyCoyotes: Returned LW Louie DeBrusk to IHL Las Vegas.Penguins: Recalled G Jean-Sebastien Aubin from IHL Kansas City.Stars: Recalled F Kelly Fairchild and D Brad Lukowich from IHL Michigan.

Louie's The Bookstore Cafe, which has fed the minds and appetites of Baltimoreans since 1981, is being sold to a New York couple."I've been doing Louie's for so long now that it's become repetitive," owner Jimmy Rouse, 52, said last evening over a cup of green tea at the restaurant's bar in the 500 block of N. Charles St. in Mount Vernon. "I need to devote more time to this neighborhood."The prospective new owners -- John DeLauro, 35, and his wife, Catherine Ronalds-DeLauro, 31 -- have arrived in Baltimore and settled into a Franklin Street apartment.

Louis L. Goldstein, the jovial political institution who began campaigning last week for an 11th term as Maryland comptroller with his cheery trademark, "God bless y'all real good," collapsed at his home in Prince Frederick, Calvert County, last night and died.Mr. Goldstein, who was first elected to political office in 1938 and served in statewide office longer than anyone else in Maryland history, was 85 years old.Earlier in the evening yesterday, Mr. Goldstein and members of his family had observed an Independence Day tradition, reading from the Declaration of Independence, according to Marvin Bond, the comptroller's longtime assistant.

Over the years, I've asked a lot of men about their fathers-in-law: whether they get along with them, whether they play a significant role in their lives. These conversations took place over a beer, or on a fishing trip, maybe at an Orioles game. I usually had to bring the subject up; in most cases, the guys I've known wouldn't do it themselves, or there just wasn't much to say. They had married the man's daughter, and that was about it. My friends and fishing companions were far more likely to talk about their own dads, not those of their wives.

On July 6, 2009, MARY E. LAWRENCE ALLEN (nee Wright); beloved mother of Dorothy Falls and her husband Albert, William Lawrence and his wife Lois, Jessie Meninger and her husband Louie, Joseph Edward Lawrence and his wife Diane, and JoAnne Zielinski and her husband Richard. Lovingly known as "Nan", she leaves behind 18 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren, and two great great-grandchildren. Also surviving are three of her nine siblings, Anna Most, Mabel Krebs, and Wilbur Wright. Her husbands, William A. Lawrence and William R. Allen predeceased her. A Memorial Service will be held at the Perry Hall United Methodist Church, 9515 Belair Road on Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 10 AM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Edgemere Senior Center, 6600 North Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21219.

From what I can tell, in just the few minutes I've spent watching her at work, the physical therapist is everything you'd want in one - patient and positive, even cheerful, experienced at working with the old and infirm, empathetic but not a push-over. The PT wants something out of her patient today, and she's determined to get at least some of it. "Come on now, Louie," she tells the old man, as he lay on his bed on Saturday morning. "Let's do leg lifts, and let's bend those knees." The old man has been through hell recently, a streak of health problems that have taken their toll in energy and attitude.

LAS VEGAS -- In the foreclosure crisis of 2007, thousands of American families are losing their homes without ever missing a payment. They are renters in houses whose owners default on their mortgages - a large but little-noticed class of casualties. Some live in big apartments, others in houses owned by small investors who got in over their heads. There are no exact figures for how many renters have been evicted because of foreclosures, but a survey taken earlier this year by the Mortgage Bankers Association found that one in eight foreclosures was non-owner-occupied.

On July 6, 2007 Louis Walter Zekiel, a resident of Oak Crest Village. Beloved husband of Shirley H. Zekiel, devoted father of Gretchen Zekiel and father-in-law of Victor Frye. Beloved grandfather of Jack, Kate and "Louie" Frye. At the wish of Louis and his family the funeral and interment will be private. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Gilchrist Center, 555 W. Towsontown Blvd., Towson, MD 21204.

The more I watch CBS' Pirate Master, the more I am convinced production is feeding the contestants lines. Surely, Fishing Creek, Md.'s Louie Frase didn't spontaneously declare, "I have vengeance in my heart no more." Who talks like that? The stilted speech that fills the show just makes it seem even more convoluted, contrived and fake.

On June 1, 2006, LOUIE, JR., beloved husband of Lorraine Dukes. Also survived by a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the CHATMAN-HARRIS FUNERAL HOME, 5240 Reisterstown Road, Thursday, 12 noon to 8 P.M. The family will receive friends at the above chapel Friday, 10:30 A.M. Funeral services will begin 11 A.M. Interment, Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery.

On February 20, 2006, ROBERT L. GOODMAN, beloved husband of Barbara J. Goodman (nee Douglas); devoted father of Robert J. "Jack", Lois A. and Heather Goodman. Loving son of Louis Allen Goodman and the late Carrie Anita Goodman (nee Hand). Dear brother of Anita Walker and Chuck Goodman, half brother of Lois Pope, Betty Lou Barcikowski and Kathy Good, stepbrother of Mary Lynn Hare, Leslie Waliser and Wayne and Dennis Humphries; loving grandfather of Jackie and Louie Goodman and Jordan and Michael Little.

The ancient Greeks probably had no idea when they scheduled the first Olympic Games in 776 B.C. that the simple footrace held in honor of Zeus would evolve into the lavishly produced, heavily hyped, ratings-conscious, drama-laden, up-close-and-personal international extravaganza it has become. Or so you would think. Recent archaeological research, however - specifically, the discovery of an ancient Greek parchment, found at the bottom of an ancient Greek trash can buried in a mound of volcanic ash outside a souvlaki drive-through - shows that, even nearly 3,000 years ago, the founders of the Olympics did have some inkling of what was ahead.

On January 18, 2006, LOUIE, devoted mother to Evelyn and Maryln. She is also survived by her son-in-law Robert, grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. Wake 10:30, service at 11:00 A. M at the Berea Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1901 Madison Avenue. Arrangements entrusted to the Joseph G. Locks Jr. Funeral Home, 410-685-7555.